See also: loft, LOFT, and løft

English edit

Etymology edit

Two main origins:

  • From Middle English lofte (loft, attic), possibly a surname given to a household servant who worked in an upper chamber; see the noun loft.
  • Borrowed from Danish Loft, a habitational surname.

Proper noun edit

Loft (plural Lofts)

  1. A surname.

Statistics edit

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Loft is the 36337th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 616 individuals. Loft is most common among White (86.36%) individuals.

Further reading edit

Luxembourgish edit

Etymology edit

From early modern German Luft, from Middle High German luft, from Old High German luft. The native Luxembourgish form is Luucht (air as a space).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

Loft f (uncountable)

  1. air (as a gas, as breath)
    Ech kréie keng Loft.
    I can't breathe.
    (literally, “I don’t get air.”)

Plautdietsch edit

Noun edit

Loft f

  1. air
  2. breeze